Guidance

Inspecting maintained schools: letter for parents and carers

Letter explaining why and when Ofsted inspects, and how to share their views.

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 5 August 2014
• Last updated: 19 December 2014 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 22 April 2016

Following the introduction of the Common inspection framework in September 2015 and a more general shift in Ofsted’s practice away from publishing a large amount of guidance for inspectors, this document has been replaced by an internal use only template

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Letter to parents for maintained schools inspections

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Details

The letter tells parents and carers that the school is due to be inspected, provides some basic information about the inspection, provides contact details for the inspector and provides information on how parents can give their views on the school.

Published 5 August 2014

Last updated 19 December 2014 + show all updates

1. 19 December 2014

   The termly update to the main features of Ofsted's school inspections.

2. 5 August 2014

   First published.